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Broadcast journalist Sam Donaldson arrested for DUI

Former ABC News anchor Sam Donaldson arrives on the red carpet at the Ford's Theater official reopening celebration, marking the bicentennial of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's birthday, in Washington on February 11, 2009. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)

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Published: Dec. 19, 2012 at 2:49 PM

DOVER, Del., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Veteran broadcast journalist Sam Donaldson was arrested for allegedly driving drunk in Delaware, TMZ reported Wednesday.

Donaldson, 78, was pulled over by police Dec. 1 after he was allegedly spotted driving erratically on the shoulder of a road.

The famed newsman was arrested after he failed a field sobriety test, TMZ said.

The report quoted law enforcement sources as saying Donaldson cooperated throughout the incident.

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